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General election: Farage says Brexit party will not stand in 317 Tory seats - live news | |
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Farage says he was worried Brexit party could let the Lib Dems take seats from Tories. Follow all the developments now | |
Farage says he is taking this decision to prevent the risk of a second Brexit referendum. | |
He says that what he is announcing is, in practice, a leave alliance. | |
Farage says he weighed up Johnson’s promises against the threat that the Brexit party standing could let the Lib Dems in. | |
Farage says the Brexit party will not stand against the Tories in the 317 seats they won in 2017. | Farage says the Brexit party will not stand against the Tories in the 317 seats they won in 2017. |
But it will concentrate its efforts on seats held by the Labour party. | But it will concentrate its efforts on seats held by the Labour party. |
And it will also challenge other remainer parties. | And it will also challenge other remainer parties. |
Farage says last night he saw something that was optimistic. | Farage says last night he saw something that was optimistic. |
He says he saw a video of Boris Johnson saying he would not extend the Brexit transition. | He says he saw a video of Boris Johnson saying he would not extend the Brexit transition. |
He says people might say Johnson broke his promise not to delay Brexit beyond 31 October. | He says people might say Johnson broke his promise not to delay Brexit beyond 31 October. |
But at least this was an unequivocal statement. | But at least this was an unequivocal statement. |
But Farage says Johnson also said he would negotiate a super Canada-plus trade deal with no alignment. | But Farage says Johnson also said he would negotiate a super Canada-plus trade deal with no alignment. |
Here is the video Farage is referring to. | Here is the video Farage is referring to. |
Farage says he tried to build a leave alliance. | Farage says he tried to build a leave alliance. |
He tried to put out the idea that putting country before party was the right thing to do. But that came to naught, he says. | He tried to put out the idea that putting country before party was the right thing to do. But that came to naught, he says. |
Farage says he has had to consider what the consequences of this would be. | Farage says he has had to consider what the consequences of this would be. |
He says he does not accept fielding 600 candidates would allow Jeremy Corbyn to win. | He says he does not accept fielding 600 candidates would allow Jeremy Corbyn to win. |
But, he says, he does think that would have led to there being a hung parliament. | But, he says, he does think that would have led to there being a hung parliament. |
And it would have led to a large number of Lib Dem gains. | And it would have led to a large number of Lib Dem gains. |
If the remainer parties could get to 320 seats, there would be a second referendum, he says. | If the remainer parties could get to 320 seats, there would be a second referendum, he says. |
He says the UK would be offered a false choice between remain, and a form of remain. | He says the UK would be offered a false choice between remain, and a form of remain. |
He says it has not been easy to decide what to do. | He says it has not been easy to decide what to do. |
Farage says what he was worried about most was that the UK would align itself to EU rules under Boris Johnson’s plan. | Farage says what he was worried about most was that the UK would align itself to EU rules under Boris Johnson’s plan. |
He says he thought this was not real Brexit. | He says he thought this was not real Brexit. |
That is why the Brexit party decided to stand candidates in 600 seats. | That is why the Brexit party decided to stand candidates in 600 seats. |
Farage says he was “very unhappy” when he heard about Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal. | Farage says he was “very unhappy” when he heard about Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal. |
Unlike many people who praised it, he read it, and drew the conclusion it was not Brexit, he says. | Unlike many people who praised it, he read it, and drew the conclusion it was not Brexit, he says. |
Nigel Farage, the Brexit party leader, is speaking now. | Nigel Farage, the Brexit party leader, is speaking now. |
He says he will reveal his party’s election strategy in a moment. | He says he will reveal his party’s election strategy in a moment. |
From the BBC’s Faisal Islam | From the BBC’s Faisal Islam |
My colleague Kate Proctor is in Hartlepool for the Brexit party news conference, which is due to start shortly. She has just posted this on Twitter. | My colleague Kate Proctor is in Hartlepool for the Brexit party news conference, which is due to start shortly. She has just posted this on Twitter. |
And the Labour party has today committed to having a qualified, on-site counsellor in every secondary school in England, as part of a “healthy young minds” plan worth £845m a year. The party is also committing to setting up a network of mental health hubs to allow children more access to mental health support and ensuring every primary school has access to a qualified counsellor. | And the Labour party has today committed to having a qualified, on-site counsellor in every secondary school in England, as part of a “healthy young minds” plan worth £845m a year. The party is also committing to setting up a network of mental health hubs to allow children more access to mental health support and ensuring every primary school has access to a qualified counsellor. |
In a news release about the plan, Jeremy Corbyn said: | In a news release about the plan, Jeremy Corbyn said: |
The SNP has this morning called for at least £1bn of North Sea revenues to be set aside to help areas heavily dependent on oil and gas make the switch to a greener economy. | The SNP has this morning called for at least £1bn of North Sea revenues to be set aside to help areas heavily dependent on oil and gas make the switch to a greener economy. |
With the Office for Budget Responsibility having forecast the UK’s oil and gas sector will raise £8.5bn in revenue over the next five years, the SNP is calling for that cash to be ring-fenced in its entirety, to fund efforts to tackle the climate crisis. As the Press Association reports, Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland’s first minister, is saying that at least £1bn should be set aside to support a “just transition” for areas like the north-east, Falkirk and Shetland where the oil and gas industry is a major employer. | With the Office for Budget Responsibility having forecast the UK’s oil and gas sector will raise £8.5bn in revenue over the next five years, the SNP is calling for that cash to be ring-fenced in its entirety, to fund efforts to tackle the climate crisis. As the Press Association reports, Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland’s first minister, is saying that at least £1bn should be set aside to support a “just transition” for areas like the north-east, Falkirk and Shetland where the oil and gas industry is a major employer. |
In a statement issued this morning Sturgeon said: | In a statement issued this morning Sturgeon said: |
SNP ministers have already put through legislation committing Scotland to achieving net zero emissions by 2045 - five years ahead of the UK target. | SNP ministers have already put through legislation committing Scotland to achieving net zero emissions by 2045 - five years ahead of the UK target. |